Life Portrait Artists

The Blue Dancers (1899) by Edgar Degas can possibly be recognized as one of the greatest ever pastel drawings. Living, breathing figures captured in a moment they may have deemed a banal peek into their everyday life. To draw from life, or “figure draw," usually refers to the instructional class taught in many schools and academies of fine art. The pastel, charcoal or humble pencil thus signifies the beginnings of an artist's career. It is often regarded as the most ideal way for artists to render the human body and master its line, depth and shape necessary for the portrait, a valuable skill. However, life portraiture often captures the body in motion causing the artist to depict muscle action, direction and perspective. Though the 19th century produced Degas, it also produced the camera and the focus on artists to depict movement – to snapshot life. In Artsper's own selections, the works of life portrait artist Marc Desgrandchamps are inspired by the decomposition of the movement of Eadweard Muybridge's chronophotographic experiments. Whilst Alejandra Caballero's work is much more introspective, noting that the quieter, more subtle movements in life, such as talking on the phone or taking a bath, must also be captured.

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Painting, Birds, David Jamin

David Jamin

Painting - 30 x 30 x 2.5 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 1 inch

$837

Painting, Bafoussam, Matthieu Delfini

Matthieu Delfini

Painting - 120 x 120 x 2 cm Painting - 47.2 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch

$4,852

Painting, Le silence, Maude Ovize

Maude Ovize

Painting - 81 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 31.9 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch

$2,790

Painting, Moviegoer, Dima Filatov

Dima Filatov

Painting - 73 x 121 x 0.5 cm Painting - 28.7 x 47.6 x 0.2 inch

$970

Painting, Lena, Lianne Kocks

Lianne Kocks

Painting - 40 x 30 x 4 cm Painting - 15.7 x 11.8 x 1.6 inch

$970

Painting, En route, Rudyard Heaton

Rudyard Heaton

Painting - 60 x 81 x 2.5 cm Painting - 23.6 x 31.9 x 1 inch

$910

Print, Le plongeon, Maude Ovize

Maude Ovize

Print - 49 x 70 x 0.1 cm Print - 19.3 x 27.6 x 0 inch

$364

Painting, The Giant, Alexander Levich

Alexander Levich

Painting - 20 x 30 x 3.5 cm Painting - 7.9 x 11.8 x 1.4 inch

$910

Painting, Moonlight, Seonghwa Hong

Seonghwa Hong

Painting - 32 x 41 x 2 cm Painting - 12.6 x 16.1 x 0.8 inch

$1,092

Painting, Love duo, Mathieu Questel

Mathieu Questel

Painting - 65 x 46 x 2 cm Painting - 25.6 x 18.1 x 0.8 inch

$1,820

Painting, The Matador I, Donovan Rose

Donovan Rose

Painting - 51 x 41 x 4 cm Painting - 20.1 x 16.1 x 1.6 inch

$788

Painting, Feu d'artifice, AE2

AE2

Painting - 65 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 25.6 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch

$2,183

Painting, Bateau, Arancha Tejedor

Arancha Tejedor

Painting - 73 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 28.7 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

$849

Sculpture, Black Dress; Yi, Alex Katz

Alex Katz

Sculpture - 58.4 x 20.3 x 7.9 cm Sculpture - 23 x 8 x 3.1 inch

$26,850

Painting, Blue, Helen Uter

Helen Uter

Painting - 116 x 89 x 2.5 cm Painting - 45.7 x 35 x 1 inch

$4,246

Painting, Août, Carole Leprince

Carole Leprince

Painting - 70 x 70 x 2 cm Painting - 27.6 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch

$728

Fine Art Drawings, Autoportrait, Frederic Weisz

Frederic Weisz

Fine Art Drawings - 70 x 50 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.1 inch

$970

Painting, Rocky shore, Elena Sokolova

Elena Sokolova

Painting - 26.9 x 46 x 1 cm Painting - 10.6 x 18.1 x 0.4 inch

$343

Fine Art Drawings, Les oreilles, AE2

AE2

Fine Art Drawings - 120 x 150 x 1.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 47.2 x 59.1 x 0.6 inch

$946

Fine Art Drawings, The Crow, Helen Uter

Helen Uter

Fine Art Drawings - 40 x 40 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.7 x 15.7 x 0 inch

$607

Painting, La danse, Zeklo

Zeklo

Painting - 120 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 47.2 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch

$2,911

Painting, Le Voile, Boreli

Boreli

Painting - 116 x 89 x 1.5 cm Painting - 45.7 x 35 x 0.6 inch

$1,941

Painting, Taharu'u, Sophie Geider

Sophie Geider

Painting - 69 x 69 x 1 cm Painting - 27.2 x 27.2 x 0.4 inch

$1,638

Painting, Régates, Victor Spahn

Victor Spahn

Painting - 89 x 116 x 3 cm Painting - 35 x 45.7 x 1.2 inch

$6,065

Fine Art Drawings, Rejoicing, Haibat Balaa Bawab

Haibat Balaa Bawab

Fine Art Drawings - 70 x 100 x 4 cm Fine Art Drawings - 27.6 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch

$6,600

Painting, With a kite, Joanna Woyda

Joanna Woyda

Painting - 100 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

$2,669

Painting, Domenica, Pipi Pírez

Pipi Pírez

Painting - 81 x 100 x 3.5 cm Painting - 31.9 x 39.4 x 1.4 inch

$4,282

Painting, Nos Récoltes, Yutao Ge

Yutao Ge

Painting - 100 x 100 x 2.5 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1 inch

$4,246

Painting, Nice, Romain Ozanon

Romain Ozanon

Painting - 21 x 14.8 cm Painting - 8.3 x 5.8 inch

$121

Painting, Highs & Lows, Mihai Florea

Mihai Florea

Painting - 60 x 50 x 3 cm Painting - 23.6 x 19.7 x 1.2 inch

$2,305

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